Child mortality in Denmark
Denmark: Child mortality was 0.4 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
168th
of 200 countries
All-time high
29.93
in 1835
All-time low
0.37
in 2020
Years of data
190
1835–2024
Child mortality in Denmark, 1835–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality in Denmark is 0.4, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality in Denmark peaked at 29.93 in 1835 and was at its lowest, 0.37, in 2020.
That places Denmark 168th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1835 | 29.93 | — |
| 1836 | 27.96 | -6.6% |
| 1837 | 25.21 | -9.8% |
| 1838 | 24.03 | -4.7% |
| 1839 | 26.71 | +11.2% |
| 1840 | 27.06 | +1.3% |
| 1841 | 25.46 | -5.9% |
| 1842 | 25.42 | -0.2% |
| 1843 | 23.23 | -8.6% |
| 1844 | 23.6 | +1.6% |
| 1845 | 24.92 | +5.6% |
| 1846 | 28.53 | +14.5% |
| 1847 | 28.07 | -1.6% |
| 1848 | 28.03 | -0.1% |
| 1849 | 27.69 | -1.2% |
| 1850 | 24.28 | -12.3% |
| 1851 | 23.99 | -1.2% |
| 1852 | 26.18 | +9.1% |
| 1853 | 27.86 | +6.4% |
| 1854 | 23.65 | -15.1% |
| 1855 | 19.27 | -18.5% |
| 1856 | 19.98 | +3.7% |
| 1857 | 24.1 | +20.6% |
| 1858 | 27.18 | +12.8% |
| 1859 | 22.57 | -17.0% |
| 1860 | 21.75 | -3.6% |
| 1861 | 18.82 | -13.5% |
| 1862 | 19.5 | +3.6% |
| 1863 | 19.55 | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 26.01 | +33.0% |
| 1865 | 26.67 | +2.5% |
| 1866 | 23.95 | -10.2% |
| 1867 | 22.17 | -7.4% |
| 1868 | 22.09 | -0.4% |
| 1869 | 20.81 | -5.8% |
| 1870 | 21.26 | +2.2% |
| 1871 | 19.96 | -6.1% |
| 1872 | 19.06 | -4.5% |
| 1873 | 18.88 | -0.9% |
| 1874 | 20.53 | +8.7% |
| 1875 | 22.64 | +10.3% |
| 1876 | 21.17 | -6.5% |
| 1877 | 19.8 | -6.5% |
| 1878 | 20.29 | +2.5% |
| 1879 | 20.73 | +2.2% |
| 1880 | 23.14 | +11.6% |
| 1881 | 18.7 | -19.2% |
| 1882 | 22.17 | +18.6% |
| 1883 | 18.97 | -14.4% |
| 1884 | 19.5 | +2.8% |
| 1885 | 17.62 | -9.6% |
| 1886 | 18.76 | +6.5% |
| 1887 | 19.64 | +4.7% |
| 1888 | 21.19 | +7.9% |
| 1889 | 20.39 | -3.8% |
| 1890 | 20.57 | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 20.67 | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 20.7 | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 22.12 | +6.9% |
| 1894 | 19.62 | -11.3% |
| 1895 | 18.38 | -6.3% |
| 1896 | 16.62 | -9.6% |
| 1897 | 16.85 | +1.4% |
| 1898 | 16.48 | -2.2% |
| 1899 | 19.3 | +17.1% |
| 1900 | 16.34 | -15.3% |
| 1901 | 17.06 | +4.4% |
| 1902 | 14.88 | -12.8% |
| 1903 | 14.67 | -1.4% |
| 1904 | 13.95 | -4.9% |
| 1905 | 15.07 | +8.0% |
| 1906 | 13.55 | -10.1% |
| 1907 | 13.62 | +0.5% |
| 1908 | 15.25 | +12.0% |
| 1909 | 12.36 | -19.0% |
| 1910 | 12.22 | -1.1% |
| 1911 | 12.96 | +6.1% |
| 1912 | 11.6 | -10.5% |
| 1913 | 11.39 | -1.8% |
| 1914 | 11.77 | +3.3% |
| 1915 | 11.22 | -4.7% |
| 1916 | 12.88 | +14.8% |
| 1917 | 12.27 | -4.7% |
| 1918 | 9.91 | -19.2% |
| 1919 | 11.65 | +17.6% |
| 1920 | 11.99 | +2.9% |
| 1921 | 9.13 | -23.9% |
| 1922 | 9.82 | +7.6% |
| 1923 | 10.14 | +3.3% |
| 1924 | 10.31 | +1.7% |
| 1925 | 9.45 | -8.3% |
| 1926 | 9.86 | +4.3% |
| 1927 | 9.88 | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 9.71 | -1.7% |
| 1929 | 9.34 | -3.8% |
| 1930 | 9.38 | +0.4% |
| 1931 | 9.45 | +0.7% |
| 1932 | 8.5 | -10.1% |
| 1933 | 7.82 | -8.0% |
| 1934 | 7.56 | -3.3% |
| 1935 | 8.72 | +15.3% |
| 1936 | 8.09 | -7.2% |
| 1937 | 7.75 | -4.2% |
| 1938 | 7.05 | -9.0% |
| 1939 | 6.68 | -5.2% |
| 1940 | 5.88 | -12.0% |
| 1941 | 6.46 | +9.9% |
| 1942 | 5.74 | -11.1% |
| 1943 | 5.42 | -5.6% |
| 1944 | 5.89 | +8.7% |
| 1945 | 5.82 | -1.2% |
| 1946 | 5.4 | -7.2% |
| 1947 | 4.58 | -15.2% |
| 1948 | 4.05 | -11.6% |
| 1949 | 3.87 | -4.4% |
| 1950 | 3.4 | -12.1% |
| 1951 | 3.34 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 3.26 | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 3.17 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 3.05 | -3.8% |
| 1955 | 2.93 | -3.9% |
| 1956 | 2.81 | -4.1% |
| 1957 | 2.7 | -3.9% |
| 1958 | 2.62 | -3.0% |
| 1959 | 2.55 | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 2.5 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 2.45 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 2.38 | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 2.3 | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 2.21 | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 2.11 | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 2 | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 1.81 | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 1.74 | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 1.66 | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 1.58 | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 1.49 | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 1.39 | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 1.31 | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 1.23 | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 1.16 | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 1.11 | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 1.06 | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 1.03 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 1 | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.97 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.96 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.95 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.96 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.97 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.96 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.94 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.89 | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.84 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.79 | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.73 | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.69 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.65 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.62 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.59 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.57 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.56 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.55 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.54 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.52 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.48 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.46 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.45 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.43 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.42 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.41 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.39 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.38 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.37 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.38 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.39 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4 | +2.6% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.47, 85% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.39, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | +33.0% | 19.55 | 26.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 26.77 | 24.03 | 29.93 | 5 |
| 1840s | 26.2 | 23.23 | 28.53 | 10 |
| 1850s | 23.91 | 19.27 | 27.86 | 10 |
| 1860s | 22.13 | 18.82 | 26.67 | 10 |
| 1870s | 20.43 | 18.88 | 22.64 | 10 |
| 1880s | 20.01 | 17.62 | 23.14 | 10 |
| 1890s | 19.13 | 16.48 | 22.12 | 10 |
| 1900s | 14.68 | 12.36 | 17.06 | 10 |
| 1910s | 11.79 | 9.91 | 12.96 | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.96 | 9.13 | 11.99 | 10 |
| 1930s | 8.1 | 6.68 | 9.45 | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.31 | 3.87 | 6.46 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.98 | 2.55 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.14 | 1.74 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3 | 1.03 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.964 | 0.94 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.697 | 0.57 | 0.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.491 | 0.42 | 0.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.402 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.382 | 0.37 | 0.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 166 France 0.43 compare
- 167 Poland 0.42 compare
- 169 Ireland 0.39 compare
- 169 Netherlands 0.39 compare
- 169 Switzerland 0.39 compare
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4338 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality in Denmark?
- Child mortality in Denmark was 0.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 29.93 in 1835.
- What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for child mortality?
- Denmark ranks 168th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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